Extract pages or split a PDF into multiple files
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How to Use
- Choose or drop one PDF. If it's locked, type its password when asked. You'll see how many pages it has.
- Pick how to split it: Page ranges (each part you type, like
1-3, 4-6, 7, becomes its own file), Every N pages, or One file per page. The line under the box tells you which files you'll get. - Change the start of the file names if you like, then press Split PDF.
- Save each file with its Save button, or press Download all as ZIP. On a phone, Share all sends every file to WhatsApp, email or Drive in one go.
Three ways to split a PDF
PDF Split breaks one PDF into smaller files. You might need only page 2 of a long form, the last three months of a 40-page bank statement, or a separate file for each certificate in a scanned bundle. The splitting happens in your browser, so the document never leaves your device.
| Mode | What you enter | Example with a 10-page PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Page ranges | The pages for each file, separated by commas | 1-3, 4-6, 7 gives three files: pages 1 to 3, pages 4 to 6, and page 7. Pages 8 to 10 aren't saved. |
| Every N pages | How many pages each file should have | 4 gives pages 1 to 4, 5 to 8, and 9 to 10 |
| One file per page | Nothing | Ten files of one page each |
Writing page ranges
- Each comma starts a new file, so
1-3, 7makes two files. - A dash with no end number means "to the last page":
8-is page 8 to the end. - Pages you leave out aren't saved anywhere. That's the quickest way to pull out a few pages and drop the rest.
- A page can go into more than one file, as in
1-3, 3-5. - Inside each file the pages keep their original order. To rearrange pages, use Organize PDF Pages.
- The line under the box shows which files you'll get before you press Split, and warns you if a page number doesn't exist.
File names
Each part is named after the original file plus its pages. Split statement.pdf into 1-3, 4-6 and you get statement-pages-1-3.pdf and statement-pages-4-6.pdf. A single page is named like statement-page-7.pdf. You can change the start of the name before splitting. When there's more than one part, save them one by one or all together as a ZIP file.
Quality and file size
Pages are copied, not redrawn, so text stays selectable and scans look exactly as before. Each part carries its own copy of the fonts and images its pages use, so the parts together can add up to a little more than the original. If one part is still too big for an upload form, use Compress PDF on that part.
Tips
- Asked for the last six months of bank statements for a loan or visa? Split out just those months instead of uploading the whole year.
- Scanned a pile of two-sided certificates into one PDF? Every N pages set to 2 gives one file per certificate, front and back together.
- Rename the parts after downloading (for example
10th-marksheet.pdf) so the person checking them can tell which is which. - A locked PDF asks for its password right on the page. The password is used only on your device, and the parts you download have no password.